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on 5/23/18 8:31 am
Yep. I'll wait until all is said and done. i know someone could easily find my surgeon on posts, but I'm purposely not putting his name on these to give him some benefit of the doubt and allowing for my general depressed mood about having complications. I'm interested in what he'll have to say today about what happened...
I agree about the write ups - I relied on them as well. But when all results are in (not when emotional).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I wondered if you might be having second thoughts about him. Your friends are counseling wisely, you should wait until in a better frame of mind to decide. It could be his office staff causing the confusion rather than your surgeon. In the meantime I hope you get on a good path with this today.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I think I was on the same schedule as Erin.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Oh Cecily, how awful! I can't imagine your frustration! I too am dependant on the generosity of friends to get to my appointments and it can involve some horrendous traffic. I feel your pain!
Your friends are right that right now is not the time to fire your surgeon or his staff but you need to document the incidents and write them up in every place that you can leave reviews! I read those reviews thoroughly before I chose my surgeon and it is your best ammunition right now. PS depend on word of mouth references and good reviews for getting patients because they are not the only game in town. Customer service is very important to me and lots of other people who are spending lots of money.
Hang in there and I wish you good healing and a quick recovery!
PS don't forget to write this up on OH and RealSelf
HW: 248+, SW (RNY: 2/28/17): 244, GW (10/17): 125; LW: 115; 45# regain (19-20); CW: 135.6; new goal: 135; Plastics: Ext mastopexy, Ext abdominoplasty-5/18/2018; diagnosed w/ gastroparesis 11/20.
on 5/22/18 7:27 pm
Please imagine this liberally peppered with the F word and sobs...
My good friends rearranged their days to drive me up to what ended up to be a 5pm appointment. It's 60 miles each way from my house in LA rush hour traffic. The office person had told me they all leave at 5, so we would need to stand in the hallway until the doctor showed up. Fine. We make pretty good time up there and are literally getting off the freeway at his exit when she calls and tells me he won't be able to make it.
I was speechless. She said she can fit me in tomorrow at 2. I said, but I already had an appointment tomorrow at 11! Oh she gave that away. All I could say was, you're kidding over and over. She finally said I could still come at 11.
So I burst into tears for the 3rd time today and start apologizing profusely to my friends as we get off the freeway and back on in the other direction to head home.
Total time in the car for absolutely nothing: 3 and a half hours. And I am now a double-booked appointment at my original time tomorrow. And I still have infected incisions. I could not be more disappointed with how he runs his office.
My friends said not to make decisions while I'm so upset, but honestly after this and the "get a bedpan" answer when I called for help after become incontinent after the catheter was removed, I'm not sure I'll use him for my remaining surgery.
bump it up
Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda
I've heard the recovery on thighs is tough. Luckily, I was very apple-shaped, and my thighs were never all that bad to begin with (even when I was SMO). The skin is definitely crepe-y, but I'm 58 years old - it's not like I'm going to be wearing short shorts or mini skirts. Otherwise, they look pretty thin when I'm wearing pants - with a noticeable "thigh gap". So I think I'm safe to skip those. This stomach is awful, though!!
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
He said I could immediately after surgery (or whenever I was functional enough to remember to take them). I think I started back up at day 4 or 5.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
I had my consult with Dr. Lawrence Zachary today - loved him. As expected, he's more expensive than the other two surgeons I've seen (Daniel Krochmal and David Shifrin), but surprisingly, not all that much more than Dr. Shifrin (who's also pretty pricey). But Dr. Zachary will only do surgeries in a hospital, and he keeps you there overnight, whereas Dr. Shifrin uses a surgery center and sends you home the same day. That piece alone probably accounts for most, if not all, the difference in their prices (Dr. Krochmal was quite a *****eaper than both of them).
I do have one more consult scheduled for June which I'm not 100% sure I'm going to keep. I think I have three good options right now. I'll mull this over for a few days. Right now I'm all excited about Dr. Zachary, but then, I felt the same about the other two after I saw them, too. It's probably better to wait a few days when I can be more objective about this.
If anyone has any thoughts about/experience with any of these people, let me know! Thanks!
Shifrin will never do surgeries in a hospital, but Krochmal will - I had him quote it in a hospital setting - think it was $400 more?
Good luck!
I am researching who I want to do my thighs and struggling with how bad the healing is on thighs!
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